Release 1.8.3

Fix Preferences missing from the standard app menu: 1.8.1's workaround for
LSUIElement (plain Window + openWindow) was never swapped back for a real
Settings{} scene after 1.8.2 removed LSUIElement, so there was still no
Preferences item in the app's own menu or Cmd+, binding, only a button in
the main window and a menu-bar-dropdown item. Restored Settings{} now that
the app menu exists to host it; menu bar dropdown and main window button
both use the standard openSettings()/SettingsLink instead of a custom
openWindow(id:). Net simplification -- removes the now-redundant window ID
and controller method.

All unit tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

AGENTS.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 ## Project Overview
 
-**BusyMirror** is a macOS menu-bar utility that mirrors calendar events from a source calendar into one or more target calendars, creating busy-placeholder events so availability stays consistent across accounts and devices.
+**BusyMirror** is a macOS utility (standard app + menu bar extra) that mirrors calendar events from a source calendar into one or more target calendars, creating busy-placeholder events so availability stays consistent across accounts and devices.
 
-It is a single-platform macOS app written in **Swift 5** and **SwiftUI**, using **EventKit** to read and write calendar data. The app runs as a menu-bar-only app (`LSUIElement`) with no Dock icon.
+It is a single-platform macOS app written in **Swift 5** and **SwiftUI**, using **EventKit** to read and write calendar data. The app runs as a standard app (Dock icon, ⌘Q) and also has a `MenuBarExtra` for quick sync/status.
 
 Key capabilities:
 - Manual or route-driven multi-source mirroring
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ BusyMirror/
 ├── EventFilters.swift           # Work-hours, title, and organizer filters
 ├── MenuBarSupport.swift         # `BusyMirrorAppController` (state coordinator) + menu bar view
 ├── AppLogStore.swift            # File-backed log store with rotation (AppLogStore enum)
-├── Info.plist                   # LSUIElement, calendar usage descriptions
+├── Info.plist                   # calendar/reminders usage descriptions
 ├── BusyMirror.entitlements      # App sandbox + calendar access entitlement
 └── Assets.xcassets/             # AppIcon set and accent color
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Scheduled runs are implemented by generating a `launchd` plist in `~/Library/Lau
 | `BusyMirror/BusyMirrorApp.swift` | App struct, window scene, menu-bar extra |
 | `BusyMirror/MenuBarSupport.swift` | `@MainActor` app controller + menu bar SwiftUI view |
 | `BusyMirror/AppLogStore.swift` | File-backed log with rotation (`~/Library/Logs/BusyMirror/`) |
-| `BusyMirror/Info.plist` | `LSUIElement`, calendar usage descriptions |
+| `BusyMirror/Info.plist` | calendar/reminders usage descriptions |
 | `BusyMirror/BusyMirror.entitlements` | Sandbox + calendar entitlement |
 | `Makefile` | Reproducible build, sign, and package targets |
 | `CHANGELOG.md` | Release notes (human-readable) |

BusyMirror.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=macosx*]" = "-";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES = YES;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 25;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 27;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = BusyMirror/Info.plist;
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
 				);
-                MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.1;
+                MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.3;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.cqrenet.BusyMirror;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				REGISTER_APP_GROUPS = YES;
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=macosx*]" = "-";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES = YES;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 25;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 27;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = BusyMirror/Info.plist;
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
 				);
-                MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.1;
+                MARKETING_VERSION = 1.8.3;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.cqrenet.BusyMirror;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				REGISTER_APP_GROUPS = YES;

BusyMirror/BusyMirrorApp.swift

@@ -23,17 +23,14 @@ struct BusyMirrorApp: App {
                 .environmentObject(appController)
         }
 
-        // A plain Window (not a Settings scene) — LSUIElement (accessory)
+        // A real Settings scene: now that the app is standard (not
-        // apps don't get the standard app menu, so Cmd+, / the automatic
+        // LSUIElement), this gets the conventional Cmd+, and a "Preferences…"
-        // "Settings…" command has no menu to live in and SettingsLink has
+        // item in the app's own menu for free — the location people actually
-        // nothing reliable to trigger. openWindow(id:) is the same mechanism
+        // look, unlike a plain Window which only opens from wherever we
-        // that already reliably opens the main window from the menu bar, so
+        // explicitly put a button for it.
-        // reuse it here instead.
+        Settings {
-        Window("Preferences", id: BusyMirrorSceneID.preferencesWindow) {
             PreferencesView()
                 .environmentObject(appController)
         }
-        .defaultSize(width: 480, height: 560)
-        .windowResizability(.contentSize)
     }
 }

BusyMirror/ContentView.swift

@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct Route: Identifiable, Hashable, Codable {
 
 struct ContentView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject private var appController: BusyMirrorAppController
-    @Environment(\.openWindow) private var openWindow
     @State private var store = EKEventStore()
     @State private var hasAccess = false
     @State private var calendars: [EKCalendar] = []
@@ -616,8 +615,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 Text("Mirroring defaults, filters, and work hours moved to Preferences.")
                     .font(.footnote)
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                Button("Open Preferences…") {
+                SettingsLink {
-                    appController.openPreferencesWindow(using: openWindow)
+                    Text("Open Preferences…")
                 }
                 Spacer(minLength: 0)
             }

BusyMirror/Info.plist

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
-	<key>LSUIElement</key>
-	<true/>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
 	<string>15.5</string>
 	<key>NSCalendarsFullAccessUsageDescription</key>

BusyMirror/MenuBarSupport.swift

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import ServiceManagement
 
 enum BusyMirrorSceneID {
     static let mainWindow = "main-window"
-    static let preferencesWindow = "preferences-window"
 }
 
 @MainActor
@@ -67,11 +66,6 @@ final class BusyMirrorAppController: ObservableObject {
         openWindow(id: BusyMirrorSceneID.mainWindow)
     }
 
-    func openPreferencesWindow(using openWindow: OpenWindowAction) {
-        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
-        openWindow(id: BusyMirrorSceneID.preferencesWindow)
-    }
-
     // MARK: - Event-driven background sync
     //
     // Owned here (not by ContentView) because this controller lives for the
@@ -256,6 +250,7 @@ final class BusyMirrorAppController: ObservableObject {
 
 struct BusyMirrorMenuBarView: View {
     @Environment(\.openWindow) private var openWindow
+    @Environment(\.openSettings) private var openSettings
     @EnvironmentObject private var appController: BusyMirrorAppController
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -287,7 +282,8 @@ struct BusyMirrorMenuBarView: View {
             }
 
             Button("Preferences…") {
-                appController.openPreferencesWindow(using: openWindow)
+                NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+                openSettings()
             }
 
             Divider()

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 All notable changes to BusyMirror will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.8.3] - 2026-08-27
+
+### Fixed
+- **Preferences missing from the standard app menu.** 1.8.1's fix for Preferences (a plain `Window` opened via `openWindow`) worked around `LSUIElement` having no app menu, but 1.8.2 removed `LSUIElement` and the workaround was never swapped back — so there was still no "Preferences…" in the app's own menu or Cmd+, response, only a button buried in the main window and a menu-bar-dropdown item. Restored a real `Settings { }` scene now that the app menu exists to host it; both the menu bar dropdown and the main window's button now call the standard `openSettings()` action (via `SettingsLink` in the main window) instead of a custom `openWindow(id:)`. ([BusyMirrorApp.swift](BusyMirror/BusyMirrorApp.swift), [MenuBarSupport.swift](BusyMirror/MenuBarSupport.swift), [ContentView.swift](BusyMirror/ContentView.swift))
+
+## [1.8.2] - 2026-08-27
+
+### Changed
+- **Standard app instead of menu-bar-only.** Removed `LSUIElement` from `Info.plist`: BusyMirror now shows a Dock icon, appears in Cmd+Tab, and gets the standard app menu (Cmd+Q to quit, among others). The menu bar extra stays as a secondary quick-access point. This also fixes the practical problem it was causing: with no Dock icon and no accessible app menu, there was no reliable way to quit the app to let an update replace the bundle — you had to know the menu bar dropdown's "Quit BusyMirror" existed and use exactly that. Verified via `lsappinfo` (`type="Foreground"`, previously `UIElement`) since this app type change isn't something a screenshot would catch either.
+
 ## [1.8.1] - 2026-08-26
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 BusyMirror mirrors meetings between your calendars so your availability stays consistent across accounts/devices.
 
-On macOS, BusyMirror now runs as a menu bar app. Use the menu bar icon to sync manually or open the main window; it no longer appears in the Dock.
+On macOS, BusyMirror runs as a standard app (Dock icon, ⌘Q to quit) and also has a menu bar icon for quick sync/status without opening the main window.
 
 ## What it does (current)
 - Route-driven mirroring (multi-source): define Source → Targets routes and run them in one go.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ On macOS, BusyMirror now runs as a menu bar app. Use the menu bar icon to sync m
 - DRY-RUN mode: see what would be created/updated/deleted without writing.
 - Activity Log in the app plus persistent file logging on disk.
 - In-app scheduling: install or remove a `launchd` LaunchAgent from the `Scheduled runs` section.
-- Menu bar controls: trigger `Sync Now`, open the main window, or quit without keeping a Dock icon around.
+- Menu bar controls: trigger `Sync Now`, open the main window, open Preferences, or quit.
 - Overlap modes: `allow`, `skipCovered`, `fillGaps`.
 - Merge adjacent events with a configurable gap.
 - Time window controls (days back/forward) and Work Hours filter.

ROADMAP.md

@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 - 1.4.0: unit-test suite (45 tests), Cancel button, progress indicator, sandbox LaunchAgent fix, mirror URL fix, engine refactor into `MirrorConfig`
 - CLI diagnostics: `--help`, `--list-calendars [--json]`, `--status [--json]`, real exit codes (2 = no access, 3 = no saved routes), last-run tracking (time/ok/summary)
 - 1.7.0: **Event-driven background sync**, replacing the hourly `launchd StartInterval` poll. Auto-sync logic lives in `BusyMirrorAppController` (an app-lifetime object, not tied to `ContentView`'s window lifecycle — closing the main window used to tear down the `EKEventStoreChanged` observer along with it, which would have made auto-sync a no-op whenever the window was closed). Once saved routes exist: registers as a login item (`SMAppService.mainApp`), removes any old `launchd` schedule, watches `EKEventStoreChanged` (debounced ~3s) and `NSWorkspace.didWakeNotification`, plus a 30-min fallback timer as a safety net. Auto-sync always writes (`writeEnabled: true`), independent of the interactive dry-run toggle.
-- 1.8.0: **V2 UI polish.** `ContentView.swift` split from ~2000 lines into focused view files — `CalendarsSectionView`, `RoutesSectionView`, `ScheduleSectionView`, `LogSectionView` (state stays owned by `ContentView`/`@AppStorage`; these are view-layer extractions, not a full MVVM rewrite — the settings-persistence model didn't need touching and touching it is exactly how the 1.6.0/1.6.1 data-loss bug happened). Real `Settings { }` scene (⌘,) via `PreferencesView`, hosting the pure `@AppStorage`-backed defaults (time window, privacy/mirroring defaults, work hours, skip filters) that used to live in the main window; this surfaced a latent bug — moving fields out of `ContentView` meant they stopped re-triggering `saveSettingsToDefaults()`, so on next launch `applySnapshot` would have silently reverted a preference changed in the new Settings window using the stale blob. Fixed by splitting launch-time restore (`restoreLaunchState`, routes/selections only, since @AppStorage fields already self-restore) from Import's full restore (`applySnapshot`, unchanged). Menu bar icon now reflects idle/syncing/error state, and the dropdown shows last-sync time/result and whether auto-sync is armed.
+- 1.8.0: **V2 UI polish.** `ContentView.swift` split from ~2000 lines into focused view files — `CalendarsSectionView`, `RoutesSectionView`, `ScheduleSectionView`, `LogSectionView` (state stays owned by `ContentView`/`@AppStorage`; these are view-layer extractions, not a full MVVM rewrite — the settings-persistence model didn't need touching and touching it is exactly how the 1.6.0/1.6.1 data-loss bug happened). A preferences window hosting the pure `@AppStorage`-backed defaults (time window, privacy/mirroring defaults, work hours, skip filters) that used to live in the main window; this surfaced a latent bug — moving fields out of `ContentView` meant they stopped re-triggering `saveSettingsToDefaults()`, so on next launch `applySnapshot` would have silently reverted a preference changed in the new window using the stale blob. Fixed by splitting launch-time restore (`restoreLaunchState`, routes/selections only, since @AppStorage fields already self-restore) from Import's full restore (`applySnapshot`, unchanged). Menu bar icon now reflects idle/syncing/error state, and the dropdown shows last-sync time/result and whether auto-sync is armed.
+- 1.8.1: the preferences window (originally a `Settings{}` scene) didn't actually open — `LSUIElement` apps get no standard app menu, so Cmd+,/`SettingsLink` had no menu to hook into. Replaced with a plain `Window` opened via `openWindow(id:)`, plus a "Preferences…" menu bar item as a second entry point.
+- 1.8.2: **standard app, not menu-bar-only.** Removed `LSUIElement` — Dock icon, Cmd+Tab, standard app menu (Cmd+Q) are back. The accessory-app design (no Dock icon) turned out to make the app hard to quit reliably, which blocked replacing the bundle during updates. Menu bar extra stays as a secondary quick-access point.
 
 ## Next
 1. **MCP server (thin external wrapper, not embedded in the app).** So agents driving BusyMirror don't have to shell out to the CLI and regex-parse log lines. A small standalone stdio-transport script (Node/Python) maps MCP tools 1:1 onto the CLI's `--json` output: `list_calendars`, `list_routes`, `run_route`, `run_saved_routes`, `get_status`. Deliberately kept out of the Swift app itself — no MCP SDK dependency in the signed binary (AGENTS.md's zero-external-packages rule stays intact), and MCP hosts spawn server processes on demand anyway, so there's no need for the app to run one persistently.